When Yelu Yuanyi said this, Yelu Chenghui immediately thought of Yelu Jin, who was not tall and thin but was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He didn't come to the meeting today because he was out on business.
But it sounds like Yelujin has been secretly collecting evidence to blast the Ministry of Rites?
The Ministry of Rites can be called the headquarters of Shandong civil servants. A large number of Shandong civil servants serve in the Ministry of Rites. Yelujin is an absolute minority. Ever since he served as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites has continuously reported that Yelujin was suppressed and isolated.
It is said that he had a very miserable life in the Ministry of Etiquette. His father did not love his mother, and even the mice crossing the street lived warmer than him.
However, he had no objections and did not ask for a transfer or anything. He still served as the right minister in the Ministry of Rites. Later, during the imperial examination dispute, Su Yonglin took advantage of the situation to suppress the Shandong civil servants and handed over all the preparations for the imperial examination to Yelujin. , he took the lead in establishing the Examination Department and had full authority to arrange the first imperial examination.
very successful.
Therefore, Yelujin now holds power in the Ministry of Rites, and his examination department is responsible for all imperial examination-related work, including the establishment and maintenance of central and local examination venues.
When the second imperial examination begins in the future, he will also take the lead in organizing professionals to write questions for the imperial examination, so he has gathered a group of non-Shandong civil servants to help him.
However, despite this, this group of people is still a minority in the entire Ministry of Rites, and it is not enough to help Yelujin reverse his disadvantage and gain an active position in the Ministry of Rites. The Minister of Rites and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites are still from Shandong.
From this point of view, it is not easy to fight a way out under heavy siege. Unless Yelujin is sure, he will never act rashly.
"Does Yelujin have something against them?"
"He didn't say it clearly. Maybe it's not solid evidence yet, but I think it's not far off. Yelujin wants to collect more evidence so that he can kill them all in one go."
Yelu Yuanyi put away his smile and put on a solemn expression: "I am obsessed with the Yellow River Project. Don't say that Yelujin and I want them to die. If this is revealed, if there are no deaths, our Emperor will still be the Emperor." Your Majesty?"
Yelu Chenghui suddenly felt that the problem was quite serious, and the matter might be very deep.
"You should be careful. The funding target for the Yellow River Project is too big and it will really involve us. This matter is definitely not something we can control alone."
"Don't worry, Zuo Cheng, are there not many people in the court who have been offended by these rotten scholars?"
Yelu Yuanyi cast his gaze into the distance: "Apart from us, the Yanyun people can't deal with them either. They are so arrogant and arrogant. We are definitely not the only ones in the imperial court who want them to die."
Yelu Chenghui took a deep breath and felt that the Ming court seemed to have undergone considerable changes during the time he stayed at the Chancellor's desk to deal with the heavy government affairs.
Perhaps he is too focused on government affairs and has no time to pay attention to changes in this area.
But precisely because the DPRK and China have so many government affairs to deal with and are so busy, why do these people still have time to engage in political struggle?
Or is it that my understanding is wrong? No matter how busy the court is, there will definitely be political struggles?
Yelu Chenghui suddenly felt that he still lacked the experience of being a senior official in the central government.
For the first half of my life, I had been bouncing back and forth from place to place. I had never served as a senior central official, and I had no idea how senior central officials played power games.
Now that he suddenly entered the central government and became a high-ranking official, the disadvantage of his inexperience was clearly visible. He was not aware of the turbulent situation in time, and he was even less clear about how Yelujin acted and how Yelu Yuanyi knew about it.
It seems that I still need to study more in this area, otherwise I will be assassinated one day and I won’t know who did it.
But then again, the Shandong clique has made too many enemies in the DPRK.
Except for the Yuan Cong Clan who followed Su Yonglin to conquer the world, both the Foreign Clan and the Yanyun Clan were dissatisfied with them and had huge differences and entangled interests. They had long been looking forward to their total destruction.
If they really take action on the Yellow River Project this time, they will really be asking for death.
Once the Yellow River Project is successful, it will directly follow Yu the Great. As a result, the Ming Dynasty will be kind to all people in the world, and it is not a bad idea to directly condense the national character to its peak.
If something went wrong with the Yellow River Project, Su Yonglin would definitely kill people.
What can't these guys do? Why are they targeting the Yellow River Project?
Yelu Chenghui was puzzled.
Su Yonglin didn't know that his ministers were already secretly fighting each other and preparing to set off one political storm after another, but even if he knew, he wouldn't be surprised.
It is impossible to even think about expecting this group of old bureaucrats and old scholars to do things honestly and not compete for power and interests.
He is willing to devote himself wholeheartedly to his work without caring about the benefits he obtains, but he cannot be selfish and think that everyone is selfless.
These people are bound to fight or fight for their own ideals and interests.
Su Yonglin can accept it, but he cannot accept that this kind of struggle is based on harming national interests.
If this happens, both sides will suffer from his iron fist.
Fighting is fine, but it cannot harm national interests. If it harms national interests, don't blame him for turning his back on others.
Fortunately, Su Yonglin felt that his deterrence was enough for now.
Just like this meeting, although the gains were limited, it also determined short-term and long-term strategies for the Ming Dynasty to deal with grassland issues.
The short-term strategy is to hoe the strong and support the weak, and be a troublemaker on the grassland, so that the grassland cannot live in peace.
The long-term strategy is to develop science and technology and promote industrial upgrading through the advancement of science and technology, thereby integrating the grassland into the economic system of the Central Plains and becoming an inseparable part, so as to obtain real benefits instead of pure investment and avoid the loss of people and the government.
This is a practical and effective course of action.
In mid-November, the Northern Expeditionary Army returned as a whole, and Han Jinggui and others also returned to Zhongdu with a large number of prisoners, to accept Su Yonglin's review and rewards, and to perform a prisoner dedication ceremony.
Su Yonglin asked Kong Zheng, the Minister of Rites, to preside over the prisoner presentation ceremony, and then announced that Tuoli, the leader of the Kelie tribe, and Yesugai, the leader of the Qiyan tribe, would be beheaded.
They will be beheaded in public, along with all the dignitaries of their tribe, no one left alive.
The Ming Dynasty never showed mercy to its enemies or those who dared to provoke, and would definitely kill them all.
So they were pushed outside the main north gate of Zhongdu, and were collectively beheaded under the watchful eyes of Su Yonglin.
A total of 376 people were killed, and they were all dignitaries of the Kled and Qiyan tribes.
After all these people were killed, the remaining ordinary tribesmen had no leader, no organization, and no threat. Su Yonglin dispersed them and sent them to work as coolies at various construction sites of the Yellow River Project. They all went to the Yellow River construction site. Do work and help renovate the Yellow River.
At the same time, Su Yonglin promised them that when the Yellow River Project is completed, they will regain their freedom.
At that time, the Ming Emperor will forgive their past sins, release them, and grant them freedom.
So all the ministers praised Su Yonglin's benevolence.
Is this benevolence?
Of course it is benevolence.
As prisoners, it is the greatest kindness for the victor not to kill them. What else do they want?
The grassland war came to an end. The Ming Empire succeeded in basically wiping out the Kelie tribe and Qiyan tribe that provoked them through this swift and violent attack. These two tribes no longer had the possibility to dominate the grassland.
This battle successfully established the reputation and status of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland. At least until the Yellow River Project is successfully completed, no one on the grassland will dare to go south to invade the Ming Dynasty.
This is exactly what is known as hitting with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. From the perspective of national interests, it has obtained hidden benefits that far exceed war expenditures.
Of course, the benefits in front of you are also very large.
Not to mention war horses, cattle and sheep, there are so many that one can see at a glance, and it feels like they can eat up the entire grassland. There are also many other bone products, leather products, etc. that can be sold at a good price in the market.
Of course, there is also a large amount of gold, silver and other jewelry, which enriches the Ming Dynasty's treasury and injects new vitality into the Ming Dynasty's treasury that was empty after the renovation of the Yellow River. Lin Jingchun's eyes smiled as he watched the carts of wealth being transported into the treasury for preservation. Can't even open it.
